Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-01-09

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 9
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
254 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 289▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 54▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 22▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.18/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$176.18
61 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.74
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410186.6976620
Medium and Large 2462172.4279729
Medium and Large 3432167.7672512thin
One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale61 hd
176.18
—
AL average15 barns · 1,145 hd
167.44
+8.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,84594.891,7512thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36574.331,0153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17373.2786022
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00957.225779thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,04426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,02320
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8384thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,08614
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7258

Every lot

64 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330207.46/cwt206.00–210.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2345192.00/cwt192.00–192.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1405192.00/cwt192.00–192.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 3425164.00/cwt164.00–164.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 2430179.48/cwt178.00–182.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1513174.49/cwt172.00–175.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 2660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265174.00/cwt174.00–174.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320164.00/cwt164.00–164.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365183.00/cwt178.00–188.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365154.00/cwt154.00–154.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370173.22/cwt168.00–176.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420143.11/cwt140.00–146.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437149.98/cwt148.00–156.006557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460164.00/cwt164.00–164.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473147.25/cwt146.00–149.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479136.48/cwt134.00–138.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513130.82/cwt130.00–132.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515154.00/cwt154.00–154.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518139.00/cwt138.00–140.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570135.95/cwt134.00–138.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645133.00/cwt133.00–133.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268210.93/cwt208.00–216.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311204.43/cwt202.00–206.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320182.00/cwt182.00–182.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330196.47/cwt194.00–198.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375196.00/cwt196.00–196.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390204.00/cwt204.00–204.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420184.00/cwt184.00–184.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429170.51/cwt170.00–172.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439175.19/cwt174.00–176.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492170.67/cwt170.00–172.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515164.36/cwt160.00–170.008465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528147.34/cwt144.00–149.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535155.33/cwt152.00–158.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588148.50/cwt148.00–149.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,84594.89/cwt93.00–97.001,7512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98859.39/cwt56.00–61.005875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03554.51/cwt53.00–55.005644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15168.34/cwt66.00–70.007879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15373.95/cwt72.00–77.008538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24681.07/cwt80.00–83.001,0105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36574.33/cwt72.00–76.001,0153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,137.50/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—850.00/head800.00–900.008504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/head600.00–800.007258
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,044.23/head925.00–1,125.001,04426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,013.16/head900.00–1,100.001,01319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—837.50/head825.00–850.008384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/head775.00–875.008004

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.